Field Energy Specialist - SolarCity is hiring field technicians for positions in Oneida and Otsego County.

Number of Openings:

15

Company Name:

SolarCity

Job Title:

Field Energy Specialist

Minimum Experience Required:

No experience requirement provided.

Job Description:

Positions available in Albany, Rensselaer, Schenectady, Saratoga, Warren, Greene, Oneida and Otsego Counties. It all starts here. Field Energy Specialist is the first point of contact to help educate potential customers about the many benefits of solar energy and the benefits of installing SolarCitys residential solar systems. Through our many partnerships, such as with The Home Depot or Best Buy, you will be responsible for identifying potential SolarCity customers, answering their questions regarding our service and arranging customer consultations in their homes with our Outside Solar Sales Consultants. You will receive extensive training on SolarCitys advanced sales process and technologies. SolarCitys philosophy is to reward and promote top performers. This is an exciting opportunity for those with a strong desire to succeed, learn, grow, work with other smart equally passionate people and change the world for the better. After you ramp and achieve your sales targets for several successive months, you will become eligible to be considered for a promotion to the Outside Solar Sales Consultant role, where there will be additional training and commission potential, and future potential opportunity to move up again into a Sales Mentor or more Senior Sales roles. Responsibilities: -Engage customers regarding SolarCitys clean energy solutions, including installation and inspection processes, etc. -Drive the creation of in-store leads to meet personal and team sales goals and objectives -Collaborate with Outside Solar Sales Consultants to confirm in-home appointments -Set up SolarCity displays and collateral (must be able to lift up to 35 lbs.) -Conduct in-store seminars and events for 20 or more people -Work side-by-side with top sales producers and learning from them directly Qualifications: -2 years prior experience in a quota-driven sales position highly preferred -Retail sales experience - working the floor highly preferred -Prior experience generating customer leads preferred -Proficient with Excel and MS Outlook (+CRM tool) preferred -Slightly obsessive about providing a great customer experience, in all the right way -High energy, even higher integrity required -Articulate with excellent verbal and written communication skills -We welcome over-achievers, leaders, and candidates who have been Peace Corps or Teach for America volunteers, college athletes, Eagle Scouts, military veterans, and community service leaders -Must be flexible working weekend, evening and holiday shifts -Must be comfortable in an active face to face retail environment -This position requires proactively approaching customers throughout the store by engaging the customers in one-on-one discussions and regularly moving with them as they shop. -This position also requires interacting with the customer at any SolarCity display, kiosk, or other locations within the store as appropriate -Minimum 18 years of age and completed high school. College Graduates preferred -Valid driver’s license -Must be able to work with a minimum amount of supervision. The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those a Field Energy Specialist encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions, following an interactive process, and provided that the accommodations requested are reasonable and do not create an undue hardship SolarCity is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer Please be sure to: 1)Email resume to cathy.bucci@labor.ny.gov 2)Attach Resume as a PDF or Word Document 3)Subject Line "Solar City" 4)Indicate how you heard about the position (NYS Dept of Labor, ACCESS VR, etc)